Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.75%, the ministry said. An increase of 400 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.58% and the weekly positivity rate was 0.52 per cent, according to the ministry.
Meanwhile, in a related development, India's Covid vaccination coverage exceeded 192.52 (1,92,52,70,955) crores, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare earlier this week.
Covid vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on March 16, 2022. So far, more than 3.30 Cr (3,30,30,574) adolescents have been administered with the first dose and 1,45,07,116 with the second dose of Covid vaccine.